Manti v. State of U.P. and 4 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Complainant locus standi; fair price shop dealer's appeal allowed and shop restored under Section 13(1), Uttar Pradesh Essential Commodities (Regulation of Sale and Distribution Control) Order, 2016; writ petition by complainant dismissed as a complainant cannot be a party to the lis; Amin Khan v. State of U.P., 2008 (2) AWC 2002; Guru Prasad Yadav v. State of U.P. & Ors., Special Appeal No.382 of 2008; Mahesh Chandra Tripathi, J.; decided 17.12.2020.
What did the court decide?
A complainant has no authority to challenge the order before this Court; as per the settled law relied on by this Court (Amin Khan v. State of U.P., 2008 (2) AWC 2002; Guru Prasad Yadav v. State of U.P. & Ors., Special Appeal No.382 of 2008), a complainant could at the most be examined as a witness in the enquiry but cannot be permitted to become a party in the lis.